Tauferer Ahrntal

Campo Tures (Italian: Valli di Tures e Aurina ) is the collective term for the valley of the brook Ahr (Italian Aurino ), a side valley of the Val Pusteria in South Tyrol (Italy). After geomorphological point of this valley in two, sometimes three, each provided with its own name valley sections is divided: From the mouth of the Ahr in the Rienz of Brunico in Val Pusteria to Sand in Tures is called the valley Tures valley. From there to the source, it is called Ahrntal. Occasionally Prettau who conceived through a gorge -like incision of the valley from the " front Ahrntal " severed head of the valley of Prettau to Kasern, nor as an independent third section of the valley.

The Campo Tures is the northernmost and with an area of 629 km ² at the same time one of the largest valleys of South Tyrol. Politically, it is divided into the communities Prettau Ahrntal, Campo Tures and Gais, thus also including the Weissbach and Reintal with Riva di Tures. With the exception of Gais, but with the inclusion of the community Muehlwald, have teamed up with a total area of ​​542.8 km ², the tourism organizations of the localities of these communities to the holiday region of Campo Tures to which therefore the Mühlwalder valley is that two kilometers south sand Ahrntal flows and is accessible only through this.

Description

Following the road from Brunico to the north, we arrive after twelve kilometer drive through a wide U- valley in the Valle floor, a relatively wide, fringed by steep mountains level. At the north end of the Valle soil lies at the foot of the imposing castle Tures the capital of the Valle Valley, Campo Tures (865 m). Here the valley is now a gorge narrow, the road winds around the rock ( Klapf ), on which the castle stands Tures, and then rises steadily.

In Luttago (970 m), the first town in the municipality Ahrntal, the valley widens again. In the western direction Weißenbachtal branches, a small tributary to the same village to 1,334 m altitude. The Ahrntal even swings at Luttago in ostnordöstliche direction and maintains this about 25 miles to the source of the Ahr below the yoke Birnlücke at.

The following are the villages of St. Johann ( 1,018 m), Stone House ( 1,054 m ), St. Jacob ( 1,192 m ) and St. Peter ( 1,345 m). All these villages together form the municipality Ahrntal. After the village of St. Peter the valley narrows again a gorge. The road winds between steep cliffs and the raging Ahr up to the village Prettau ( 1,475 m). Along with the hamlet Kasern ( 1,582 m) makes this village, the northernmost town in Italy.

Climate, geomorphology and geology

The Ahrntal from Luttago is an inner- alpine longitudinal valley with a distinct trough-like cross section. The highest elevation is the Dreiherrenspitze with 3,499 m. Due to the high ridge of the Zillertal Alps, the valley is shielded from the north and through a plurality of stacked one on mountain groups also to the south. The northern valley slopes make eyes and Flasergneise the Central gneiss zone, the slopes of the shadow side of rocks Schieferhülle and oberostalpinen Altkristallins.

The annual rainfall varies 800-1200 mm, with rainfall unevenly distributed over the months and seasons. It is characterized by a strong summer rain maximum. The order of the wettest to driest season is summer, autumn, spring, winter.

The Campo Tures is drained by the River Ahr. With a length of 50.3 km and a catchment area of 629 km ² it is the most important right-hand tributary of the Rienz, which as a tributary of the Eisack belongs to the catchment area of ​​the river Adige. The Ahr has in its upper reaches to the bottom of the wide Tures valley on steep slopes, flattens until something there and finally ends near Brunico to 815 m above sea level in the Rienz. The Ahr is therefore often used for rafting trips.

The most important tributaries of the Ahr are the pure Bach and the Bach Mühlwalder.

Transport infrastructure

28 Fußübergänge lead over the border to Austria, the most popular being:

  • Hörnljoch ( 2,592 m)
  • Mitterjoch ( 2,635 m)
  • Hundskehljoch ( 2,561 m)
  • Holy Spirit Jöchl ( 2,678 m)
  • Krimml Tauern ( 2,634 m)
  • Birnlücke ( 2,671 m)
  • Merbjoch ( 2,824 m)
  • Klammljoch ( 2,288 m)

Merbjoch and Klammjoch lead to Arvental, the other transitions to the Zillertal.

From Pusteria from the Campo Tures about Brunico be reached.

Attractions (excerpt)

In autumn 2001, the joint project " Cultural Mile Campo Tures " was founded by the five municipalities of Ahrntal. In this " cultural mile ", which is implemented done since the spring of 2004, the cultural heritage of the valley are summarized. The culture mile ranges from Prettau to Gais and consists of 31 stations, including:

  • The South Tyrolean Museum of Folklore in Teodone
  • Mineral museum Kirchler in stone house
  • The mining museum in the grain box in stone house
  • The Mine Prettau
  • The St. Francis along the clean stream water falls

Natural attractions include, without limitation:

  • The Rieserferner Ahrn
  • The clean stream water falls

Personalities

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